Report Nr. 3216 History and Current Status of Pheasants

This report discusses the history of the pheasant population within the state of Michigan, starting from the overabundance of population in the 1940s and early 1950s to the first significant decline in the 1960s. From there, it moves to the resurgence of population in the 1970s to the significantly low population present at the time of printing. From there, it proposes reasons for the decline and discusses in detail the Sichuan pheasant introduction project.